Travalanche
Being a web log for the observations of actor, author, cartoonist, comedian, critic, director, humorist, journalist, master of ceremonies, performance artist, playwright, producer, publicist, public speaker, songwriter, and variety booker Trav S.D.
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Who and What is TRAV S.D.
Writer and performer Trav S.D. (www.travsd.com) is perhaps best known for his 2005 book "No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous", recently cited by Bette Midler in People magazine as one of her favorite reads. Other books include his 2013 "Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube. Trav has written for the NY Times, the Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out NY, Reason, the Villager and numerous other major publications. He has been in the vanguard of New York's vaudeville and burlesque scenes since 1995 when he launched his company Mountebanks, which has presented hundreds of top variety acts ranging from Todd Robbins to Dirty Martini to Lady Rizo to the Flying Karamazov Brothers. He has directed his own plays, revues and solo pieces in NYC since 1989 at such venues as Joe's Pub, La Mama, Dixon Place, Theatre for the New City, the Ohio Theatre and the Brick. In 2014 he produced and directed the smash-hit "I'll Say She Is", the first ever revival of the Marx Brothers hit 1924 Broadway show in the NY International Fringe Festival. More about All Things Trav S.D. are at: http://travsd.com/Categories
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- Channing Pollock: Dashing Dude with Doves: travsd.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/cha… 8 hours ago
- Fess Parker and the Coonskin Cap Craze: travsd.wordpress.com/2016/08/16/fes… 12 hours ago
- @tosilentfilm yeah! its better than the remake! really powerful 12 hours ago
- Happy birthday to the great pre-code star MAE CLARKE: travsd.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/sta… 13 hours ago
- RT @coneyislandusa: Freaks, Wonders and Human Curiosities! The Coney Island Sideshow performs today from 1-7pm (last ticket sold at 7). htt… 18 hours ago
